When I was growing up, my mom made a huge batch of chicken tinola (aka tinolang manok) whenever I was sick with the flu or a cold because it was easy to make and light enough for someone under the weather to eat. This dish is an ode to my mom’s recipe where she marinades the chicken beforehand and adds a ton of green malunggay leaves. What is chicken tinola?...
I’ll show you how to identify them, as well as their uses and proper storage so that you can achieve the perfect flavor for your recipes! What are chives? Chives are a member of the onion and garlic family and are a type of herb. While they have a flavor similar to onions, they are very mild and not as pungent. They have hollow and long green stems. When compared to scallions or green onions, they are flatter and thinner....
Making pour over coffee can be as simple or complicated as you want it to be. I chose the more complicated way because I get to nerd out on gear. The parameters of a more controlled brewing method are much more strict than the average ‘joe’. You absolutely don’t have to get this nerdy about it to brew an amazing cup, but controlling each of your variables will help you calibrate your brew with each new bag of beans you get....
Selecting and preparing the chicken This recipe calls for chicken thighs, the most juicy and flavorful part of the chicken. Ask anyone and they’ll tell you chicken thighs is where it’s at. Baking chicken is a bit of a healthier way to cook it than my previous fried chicken recipes, like tori karaage, chicken katsu, or Korean fried chicken although those are delicious in their own right. When selecting chicken thighs for this recipe, I always try to find organic chicken from a local grocery store with the skin intact (because it’s so much more tasty with the skin on)....
It’s savory, salty, and slightly sweet seasoned mainly with fish sauce and soy sauce paired with hard-boiled eggs. Served atop a large mound of steamed white rice, and a side of pickled mustard greens, these are the flavors and memories of my childhood. The pan-asian pork & egg dish This dish is seen in very slightly modded variations across other ethnic cuisines, not just Vietnamese. I’ve seen variations in Japanese food, Chinese food, and Taiwanese food....
We used Google Maps (instead of Apple Maps) for its better data completeness in Japan, but it still took sleuthing and the help of locals to still find many of these businesses. It seems completely normal for both taxi drivers and business owners to have a business not be obvious despite having an exact map pin. So we tried to include some tips and landmarks in addition for you to find the restaurants below....
Below, you’ll find our go-to quick meals and sit-down restaurants throughout the Disneyland Resort. Use the following acronyms next to the names of locations: DL (Disneyland) DCA (Disney California Adventure) DTD (Downtown Disney District) 1. Corn dogs at Little Red Wagon (DL) or Corn Dog Castle (DCA) We’ve been getting the corn dogs from Disneyland and California Adventure for almost two decades, and they always hit the spot. You can get them at the Little Red Wagon in Disneyland (right next to the Plaza Inn) or Corn Dog Castle in California Adventure next to Goofy’s Flight School....
Here we go… MY TOP 5 FAVORITE PLACES: (this was hard to choose…) Prince Street Pizza: Pizza. Eat all the pizza! You’ve gotta try their pepperoni! The traditional cheese slice is bomb too! Minetta Tavern: Best burger you’ll ever have. This restaurant is a 1 Michelin Star, so just a warning your burger is going to be like $30. #worthit La Pecora Bianca: An awesome little Italian restaurant where we went for dinner....
Similar to thịt kho, this slow braise / stew is easy to make, and the longer you cook it the softer the meat gets. It’s an incredibly satisfying meal very accessible to both Vietnamese and American folks. This recipe is pretty hard to mess up in the kitchen. This was one of the popular dishes at my mom’s old restaurant because of its familiarity and accessibility, and something I had often there, in between bottomless icy coconut drinks and fountain sodas....
I’ve had this dish at some of my favorite restaurants, like A&J or Din Tai Fung, and it’s my favorite to eat with xiao long bao, pork and shrimp shumai, and other spicy and salty foods. After testing a multitude of variations, I’ve finally created a recipe that gives you lightly pickled and refreshing smashed cucumber salad at home that you can make ahead of time. Background Smashed cucumber salad is also known as “pai huang gua” and is a Sichuan dish from China....
I’ll give you an easy-to-follow youtiao recipe and show you how to handle a high hydration dough so you can have fresh dầu cháo quẩy anytime at home. What is youtiao? Youtiao is a traditional Chinese breakfast snack and looks like two strips of crunchy deep-fried dough. I’ve heard it called many different types of names in the past: Chinese crullers (not to be confused with the traditional sweet deep-fried pastry), Chinese fried breadsticks, Chinese doughnuts in Vietnamese: dầu cháo quẩy....
Then, I got inspiration from the front of a magazine cover to make a chocolate bundt cake. OK Tawnie. Good start, good start. But there are a billion chocolate bundt cake recipes online…what is going to make mine different?! Let’s make it festive…by adding peppermint…and sugared cranberries! I am obsessed with using Nielsen-Massey products lately so I used their peppermint extract to make the peppermint flavors dance on your tongue a little more....
Ditch the yeast, rising of the dough and complicated recipe instructions and make these Simple Mills Cinnamon Rolls for Easter this year. This post has been sponsored by Simple Mills. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that keep Kroll’s Korner running! What’s even better about these cinnamon rolls is that they are made with pancake mix. Yup. Pancake mix!! Not just any pancake mix either....
This recipe is an easy, classic Italian basil pesto recipe you can whip up quickly in a food processor. Just make sure you have fresh basil and a big appetite. If you wanna get really fancy you can make your own homemade pasta for this too! Use the right basil I used to have a small basil plant that I couldn’t quite keep healthy. Well, I kept it “alive” long enough for the pet bunny to stand up and nibble at all the leaves....
This post has been sponsored by Sprouts. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that keep Kroll’s Korner running! This quick bread is super easy to whip up, no stand mixer required and it’s finished with a cinnamon-y cream cheese frosting that is life-changing! Baked goods with warming spices in any form are a must for the holiday season. If you love this recipe you’ll be sure to love my chewy molasses cookies and this best ever banana bread!...
One of my mom’s pro tips when we go on family vacations is to pack seasonings in containers/baggies so she doesn’t have to haul a bunch of different seasonings to the cabin. One of the staple seasonings she’d mix up before we hit the road is this homemade chili seasoning. It makes the prep for the chili that much easier too! Why not just buy one of those packets from the store, you ask?...
What rice to use for sushi I like to use short grain white rice for sushi, and sometimes medium grain when short grain is not available. Shorter grain rice is stickier, due to the proportion of starches in it (as for why, I’m not sure). But medium grain rice is less sticky, while longer grain rice is almost not sticky at all, such as basmati rice. We want a bit of stickiness to help form nigiri shapes, or help rolls hold their shape for sushi....
Brown rice in Instant Pot or pressure cookers I’ve tested and made brown rice (and rice in general) in many different ways: rice cookers, stovetop, microwaves, and instant pots. These days, Instant Pots are super popular electric pressure cookers that can cook many different types of recipes. Brown rice is one of my favorite things to cook in an Instant Pot because it’s almost foolproof. Cooking brown rice in an instant is definitely faster than using a rice cooker or more hands-free than using a microwave....
It’s a baked mac and cheese recipe that requires minimal effort but delivers big on flavor and cheesiness! Think about your favorite mac and cheese recipe but in baked macaroni and cheese form. I even tossed in some broccoli because I am a fan of a little veggie in my macaroni. If you’re a purist, feel free to leave it out. 🤗 If you’re looking for more macaroni and cheese recipes, you’ll be sure to love this butternut squash mac and cheese and this Instant Pot Mac and Cheese!...
This post has been sponsored by Sprouts. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that keep Kroll’s Korner running! I used the base of my homemade brownie recipe with frosting. They are rich and totally irresistible and I thought they would be amazing with peppermint extract and crushed candy canes on top! If you love peppermint desserts you’ll also want to try my Chocolate Peppermint Cookies and Chocolate Peppermint Bundt Cake....
